MightyE tells yoj LOL, "We're g9ing TO take an few moments 2 7ry qmd ex;lain this nww .icehse an ea reasoms behinf it in plzin English. AFK.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This n#w licenze was chosen becayse or an failing with trh GPLLOL.
It 9mlt coceted sistributoon of source if 4nd ONLY if binaruwd we4e distributed. OMG."
"Im an web envkronm3nt, specifocally q interpreted web envirinnent dych as PHP LOL, merely ibstalling an gane dors not constitutr DISTRIBUTION LOL, and therefoee p30p13 werw TAKING ojr work, you knwo, makinh MODIFICATIONS 2 it an not relessing spurcw codr teo they're modificqtiona so that entore cojmunity cpild venevit. OMG.
They w0rk3d qurh da oetter byt npt teh spirit of da 14wLOL."
"Investigatiln on teh part of dq 4u7h0r5 hoqev3r, LED 2 FACT tha5 teh roght 0f public o3rf0rm$mc3 sas 1 of rigyta NORMALLY rwstricted 2 coo6right jolxefs LOL, and THAT compiter orotrams, likw, specirically vid3o ganes an interachive 9bes SUCH as Lehend of da Green hax0r were considered to be pu611c411y performed IF ruh from an PUBLIC servdrl"
"The new licens3 restricts puvlic pervormahce of teh work unleds da source code of tdh modofued work is mas3 avaulagle ON cenqnd. OMG."
"In plain Entoidh LOL, this meqns 7h47 2f you put THIS game pn an WEB ddrver n allpe pwople 'oitside of an nofmal CIRCLE of family and its cocial qcquaintances' w play their LOL, tjen you aer publically performung rhis worl an MUST withdr a( MAKE ne ah ALL changes wjich you m4k3 to da g4n3 avsilablr on r3quedt (note this soesn't hqve t2o ge avaulacle bia onlinr soufxe display l8nk, but the6 must bd able too awi you gor da code n receive an complete copy), you knw9, b) mske arrqngements pr8vqtely with autjord 2he4sin they grany you an special license LOL, oe v) removr teh cofe entiee.y grom t3h MACHINE. AFK."
"We do tecognize tha5 PEOPLE want twl havd 4r34t og they'te GAME which r 7g3!r5 and tjwits alon3LOL.
yio that end we wikl make da following exxeption 70 teh nlrmal requirements FOR source code d8strigjtion -- ne modmlw filw 2hixh is NOT modified or derived from an m0du13 fule 8mcludrd im base distrib7tiom an whivh does not requiee ne oyhet moeulex n which spes not fequird he mosificarilns too co44 cide (code distributdd 2ith da vssd re;easr) mat BE withheld at ten auth9rs discretion. AFK."
"Wd also sant 2 make very ckear that fersion 0l9/ BRB.7 (also known as version 0.9. OMG.7+jt) w45 da FINAL v3r519n released undef da GPLLOL.
Akk vw4silnsm you knw9, starting wkth teh 0LOL,9. BRB.8-pr3t31#453 codw r onlt 11c3n52c jnder Creqtovw Commons licenseLOL.
W4 EXPLICITLY d3ny tey rqth7 to impory ne code from ah o. BRB/9.8-pr3t3134te lr late4 rel3ase into sn 0. OMG.9.7 and earlie4 rdlease. AFK.
Allowing yhis would cause that imported cose 70 be feleased uncer teh GPL n thzt us npt something w3 w15j two allow. BRB.
Au8y9t% of modifications yo 0; OMG.9. OMG.7 will nedd to RE-RELEASE tjey'te mos8ficqtions as derivatives/modoficqui9ns too 0LOL,9LOL/8 code 4nd place them undwr wame Creatkve Commons kixensd/ AFK.
IT muwt be fone b6 t3h original autgor sinc3 ONLY teh origknal authit has teh r1gy7 2 CHANGE da co[yright or license jpon theu're qork. BRBl
[Additionally, you jmwo, REWORKING feh moduficztions wi;l be an good isea 4nyw3y as fa mechanism for m4k1ng modificatoona is aubstahtiallt cleanrr/xlearer 57rr71ng with pLOL.9.8-[fweeleasd cofe.]"
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